Deadly Melody by Connie Mann

Author:Connie Mann [Mann, Connie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503901483
Publisher: Waterfall Press
Published: 2018-05-22T05:00:00+00:00

Blaze tried to keep her panic at bay. Wherever they were holding her was getting hotter by the minute, so she figured it was the middle of the day. Sweat slid down the side of her face, and she wiped it on her shoulder. She was going to suffocate in her hoodie if she didn’t cool off soon. Tears tracked down her cheeks, too, and she swiped at those, irritated at the sign of weakness.

Wasn’t that what her stepfather had always said about tears? Right before he pulled out his belt and gave her a chance to “practice being strong”? She shook her head to clear the memories. He was dead and gone, and good riddance. But the lessons he’d taught her still ruled her.

The strong didn’t cry. They were smart, and they planned, and they struck back when the time came.

Blaze just had to wait for the right time. The two goons that had her didn’t seem too smart. Otherwise, how had they grabbed the wrong person? Why had they even thought she was Cat?

She thought about that night. The clearing. Pretending to play the violin. Wearing a hoodie like Cat. No wonder they grabbed the wrong person.

Why had she been pretending to be like Cat, anyway? Cat was obviously in some kind of trouble if people were trying to kidnap her, right?

Or maybe, Cat had asked the wrong people about what had happened to Teddy. At the thought of Teddy, more unwelcome tears slipped down her cheeks, but this time, she let them fall.

Teddy had been different. He was supersmart, but he wasn’t a geek. He just knew things, lots of things, was always learning, and then his eyes would light up when he told her what he’d discovered. She’d never met anyone like him, who loved to learn as much as he did.

He’d liked her. That was the part she still couldn’t seem to wrap her head around. And he said he liked her just the way she was. He didn’t make comments about her clothes or the way she talked or her family. He just seemed to like hanging around her, which blew her mind.

Then at Eve’s wedding? She felt a blush steal over her cheeks. He’d asked her to dance, a shy smile on his face, and when he’d taken her in his arms, she’d almost tripped over the stupid dress. But he’d made her feel like one of those dorky princesses in fairy tales. He was no Prince Charming, and she was no damsel in distress, but he’d let her pretend, just for a minute, that fairy tales did come true.

He’d stolen a quick kiss, right before the song ended, and Blaze knew she’d remember it for the rest of her life. She’d never thought she’d feel anything like that, ever. Maybe she never would again.

Oh, Teddy. I’m so sorry. I wish you had told me what was going on. I would have tried to help you. You had to know that.

She pulled her knees to her chest and rested her head on them, let the tears fall.

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